froParis
The lyrics of this song, and Why Aren't You Laughing, helped me adjust my perspective, and climb out of a very dark personal space. Sing it out loud, realize the words are not only hers, they are also your own. Heal.
Favorite track: He Is Not.
doomdruidmaster
Gold continue to improve and expand upon their sound with each album. The seamless juxtaposition between gothic/deathrock riffing with the heaviness of post-metal is at its peak here, and the solemmn, deadpan vocals of Milena Eva bring it all together. 5 out of 5.
Favorite track: Mounting Into Bitterness.
Wez Barber
I love this album so much. Didn’t believe they could top optimist but this feels light years ahead. The lyrics touch on some real heavy material but with such a lightness of touch that they frequently bring me close to tears. Musically awesome too.
Favorite track: Why Aren't You Laughing?.
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GOLD returns with their fourth - and finest - album, Why Aren’t You Laughing?, due out via Artoffact Records on April 5, 2019. The Dutch ensemble marry hypnotic gothic vibes with soulful heavy rock, overlaid with atmospheric, often dream-like vocals.
The multi-faceted album is complex in its construction, but by enlisting producer Jaime Gomez Arellano (Paradise Lost, Grave Pleasures), each element is given ample room to breathe - and indeed shine.
GOLD released its debut record Interbellum in 2012 on Germany’s cult label Ván Records. No Image followed in 2015 released by Ván in Europe and Profound Lore in the USA, and in 2017 GOLD released its most well-received record to date, the brooding and hypnotic Optimist. The latter was unanimously praised as a tour de force in songwriting, atmosphere, and existential innuendo. On each record, the song craft has deepened and widened as Milena Eva’s poetic lyrics and delivery have connected strongly to the depths of the soul. The band as a unit - rounded out by Thomas Sciarone, Kamiel Top and Jaka Bolič on guitars, Tim Meijer on bass, and Igor Wouters on drums - are primal and whirling; full of life, and yet a memento mori.
GOLD wonderfully blends the confidence of post-metal with the fragility of goth rock - with electrifying results. Recalling the experimentalism of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the dark and sweet beauty of Kristin Hersh and Throwing Muses, but firmly rooted in a powerful, yet artsy rock vibe, GOLD have tapped into something truly unique. The band’s delicate balance has caught the attention of the likes of Converge, with whom they toured in 2016 and 2017, as well as New Model Army, who invited GOLD as support for dates in 2018. In 2019, GOLD will tour Europe, including performances at Roadburn and Hellfest.
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GOLD is an avant-garde dark rock ensemble from Rotterdam. The sound of new album 'Why Aren't You Laughing?, marries hypnotic
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